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CourseOutline
CourseTitle:
CourseNumber:
CourseHours:
AcademicSchool:

Faculty:

FieldPractice&EvaluationII
FLPL59
245hours
FacultyofLawandJustice

ApprovalDate:
AcademicYear:

2015/2/5
2014

CherylHerdercheryl.herder@flemingcollege.ca
HeatherKayheather.kay@flemingcollege.ca
MaryLouLummissmary_lou.lummiss@flemingcollege.ca
NikiPollardniki.pollard@flemingcollege.ca
ProgramCoordinatororEquivalent: CherylHerdercheryl.herder@flemingcollege.ca
Dean(orChair):
MollyWestlandmolly.westland@flemingcollege.ca

CourseDescription
Todevelopadvancedcompetenciesinskillandknowledgeforacareerintheearlychildhoodfieldstudentswillspenda7
weekperiodinanearlylearningfacility.Thisculminatingfieldexperienceallowsthestudenttoapplyhis/her
understandingofdevelopmentallyappropriatepracticeinearlylearningsettings.Studentswillshowprofessional
understanding,comprehensivecurriculumandenvironmentalplanningandinsightintothecomplexitiesoftheroleofan
EarlyChildhoodEducator.
Prerequisites:EDUC88ChildhoodDevelopmentII(ages6to12),EDUC89AdvancedPlayBasedLearning,EDUC90
InteractiveLearningwithToddlersandFamilies,EDUC91WorkingwithFamiliesinanEarlyChildhoodEducationSetting,
EDUC116BuildingInclusiveEnvironments
Corequisites:None.

LearningOutcomes
Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:
1. Determinechildren'sinterestsandtheoriesthroughintentionalobservationswhichwillbelinkedtoongoingdaily
curriculumplanningshowingathoroughunderstandingofchilddevelopment
2. Designcreativeandinspiringearlylearningenvironmentsthatareageanddevelopmentallyappropriate.
3. Preparedocumentationthatshowsthepathwaysofchildren'slearning.
4. Initiateandmaintainresponsiverelationshipswithindividualchildren,groupsofchildren,families,coworkersand
thewiderchildcarecommunity.
5. Createandmaintainsafeandhealthyenvironmentswhichbestmeettherequirementsofcurrent
legislation,regulatorybodies,andprogrampolicies.
6. Demonstrateprofessionalcommunicationskills(written,oralandnonverbalskills)thatwillbereflectedinall
documentationandcorrespondencewithchildren,families,coworkers,collegefacultyandevaluators,and
individuals/agencies.
7. Applyapersonalphilosophyofearlylearningthatisbasedonsoundethicalandprofessionalstandards.
8. Actinamannerconsistentwithethicalprinciplesoffairness,equality,anddiversity.
9. Demonstratephysical,mentalandemotionalhealth.
Prerequisite:Forthiscourse,studentsarerequiredtoattendthe2dayorientationworkshop,havesuccessfullymetall
learningoutcomesandexpectations,andsuccessfullycompletetedallevalutationsandassessmentsintheFLPL58
course,priortothisfinal4thsemesterplacement.
Apassinggradewillbeissuedtoallstudentsthathavecompletedallevaluationsandassessmentpieces,andmetthe
fieldplacementexpectationsandlearningoutcomesthatarerequireduponthemid/finalevaluationintheFLPL58/59
Manual.
NOTE:UnsuccessfulstudentswishingtocontinueintheECEprogramwillhavenomorethan2attemptstodoso.All
returninguppersemesterstudentsforthiscoursemustcompletethe2dayorientaionworkshop,aswellasFLPL58and
FLPL59consecutivlyupontheirreturntotheECEprogram.

LearningResources
Curtis,D.,&Carter,M.(2008).LearningTogetherwithYoungChildren:ACurriculumFrameworkforReflective
Teachers(2008).RedLeafPress.
OntarioMinistryofEducation.(2014).HowDoesLearningHappen?Ontario'sPedagogyfortheEarlyYears,A
Resourceaboutlearningthroughrelationshipsforthosewhoworkwithyoungchildrenandtheirfamilies,QueensPrinter
Press,ON
OntarioMinistryofEducation.(2014)Excerptsfrom"ELECT"FoundationalKnowledgefromthe2007publicationof
EarlyLearningforEveryChildToday:aframeworkforEarlyChildhoodSettings,QueensPrinterPress,ON
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OntarioMinistryofEducation(2010).FullDayEarlyLearningKindergartenProgramDraftVersionManual,Queen'sPrinter
Press,ON
OntarioMinistryofEducation.(2010).FDELKTheExtendedDayProgramDraftVersion,Queen'sPrinterPress,ON
TheOntarioCollegeofEarlyChildhoodEducators.(2011).CodeofEthicsandStandardsofPractice,Recognizing
andHonouringourProfession,CECE,ON.

AssessmentSummary
AssessmentTask

Percentage

AppliedLearning

P/F

StudentSuccess:PoliciesandProcedures
Mutually,facultyandlearnerswillsupportandadheretocollegeAcademicRegulations,andStudentRightsand
Responsibilities.Thefollowingpoliciesandguidelineshavebeendevelopedtosupportthelearningprocess.
Pleaseclickonthelinkforinformationabout:
StudentRightsandResponsibilities
(flemingcollege.ca/PDF/StudentRightsAndResponsibilities.pdf)
AcademicRegulations
(flemingcollege.ca/PDF/FlemingCollegeAcademicRegulations.pdf)
GuidelinesforProfessionalPractice:StudentsandFaculty
(flemingcollege.ca/PDF/guidelinesforprofessionalpracticestudentsfaculty.pdf)
Alternateaccessibleformatsoflearningresourcesandmaterialswillbeprovided,onrequest.

ProgramStandards
TheMinistryofTraining,CollegesandUniversitiesoverseesthedevelopmentandthereviewofstandardsforprogramsof
instruction.Eachcollegeisrequiredtoensurethatitsprogramsandprogramdeliveryareconsistentwiththesestandards,
andmustassiststudentstoachievetheseessentialoutcomes.
ThiscoursecontributestoProgramStandardsasdefinedbytheMinistryofTraining,CollegesandUniversities(MTCU).
Programstandardsapplytoallsimilarprogramsofinstructionofferedbycollegesacrosstheprovince.Eachprogram
standardforapostsecondaryprogramincludesthefollowingelements:
Vocationalstandards(thevocationallyspecificlearningoutcomeswhichapplytotheprogramofinstructionin
question)
Essentialemployabilityskills(theessentialemployabilityskillslearningoutcomeswhichapplytoallprogramsof
instruction)and
Generaleducationrequirement(therequirementforgeneraleducationinpostsecondaryprogramsofinstruction
thatcontributetothedevelopmentofcitizenswhoareconsciousofthediversity,complexityandrichnessofthe
humanexperienceand,thesocietyinwhichtheyliveandwork).
Collectively,theseelementsoutlinetheessentialskillsandknowledgethatastudentmustreliablydemonstrateinorderto
graduatefromtheprogram.Forfurtherinformationonthestandardsforyourprogram,followtheMTCUlink
(www.tcu.gov.on.ca/pepg/audiences/colleges/progstan/)

DetailPlan
Term:

Faculty:

2015Winter

CherylHerdercheryl.herder@flemingcollege.ca
MaryLouLummissmary_lou.lummiss@flemingcollege.ca
NikiPollardniki.pollard@flemingcollege.ca
HeatherKayheather.kay@flemingcollege.ca
ProgramCoordinatororEquivalent: CherylHerdercheryl.herder@flemingcollege.ca
Dean(orChair):
DebHoltsdeb.holts@flemingcollege.ca

LearningPlan
Wks/Hrs
Units

Topics,Resources,Learning,Activities

Learning
Assessment
Outcomes

FieldPlacementRequirements.Someadaptationmayberequireddependingonthe
7weeks individualplacementsitemodelandcurriculumgoals.Allindividualplansmustbe
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discussedwiththecollegeevaluator.

Pass/Fail

AssessmentRequirements
AssessmentTask

Course
Date/Weeks Learning Percentage

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Outcome
StudentswillhavesuccessfullycompletedFLPL58andproceedwiththeorientation
processforFLPL59.Thisincludescompletionofcurrentformsanddocuments
Pre
requiredforECEstudentsinfieldplacement.Theymustbeonfileatthecollege
Placement
andavailableforpresentationtotheFLPL59placementsiteontheorientationvisit.

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P/F

StudentswillberequiredtousedropboxfoldersinD2Lforallassessmentsand
evaluationsasrequestedbytheCollegeEvaluatorandoutlinedintheFeild
PlacementManual.StudentsarerequiredtonotifytheHostsiteandtheCollege
Evaluatorintheeventofanyabsencefromplacement.Atmidtermageneral
evaluationwillbecompletedbytheCollegeEvaluatorinconjunctionwiththeHost
educator.Thestudent'scompetencies,performanceandprofessionalismwillbe
assessedinaccordancewiththelearningoutcomesandexpectationsinField
PlacementManual.

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P/F

StudentsarerequiredtosubmitallrequiredpaperworktotheD2Ldropboxfolders submissions
providedbytherequireddeadlinesandasdeterminedbyyourCollegeEvaluator.
and
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Failuretosubmitassignmentscanresultinafailinggrade.
evaluations

P/F

Theevaluationprocessincludes:1.SelfEvaluation2.HostEducatorEvaluation3.
AttendanceRecords4.Monitoringbythecollegeevaluator

P/F

MidTerm

Mid
Term/Final

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Standardsforprofessionalbehaviourandconductwhileonplacementhasbeenthoroughlydiscussedinpreplacement
workshopsandfieldpreparationclasses.Ethicaldecisionmakingwhileonplacementisexpected.Failuretoexhibit
competenciesineitheroftheseareaswillresultinremovalfromplacement.
StudentsarerequiredtopurchaseaplacementnametagfromtheCollegebookstore.AFlemingECESTUDENTname
tagtemplatewillbeprovidedforyouattheorientationworkshop.Studentsmustweartheirnametagwhileatplacement.
Studentsareexpectedtofollowprofessionaldresscodepracticesasdeemedappropriatebyyourhostsitesupervisor.
Professionalandappropriatedresscodewillbemonitoredbyyourhosteducator/collegeevaluatorandismandatoryforall
fieldplacementstudentsintheECEprogramatFlemingCollege.
Inorderforstudentstosuccessfullypassthisplacementtheymustnothavegradesinthe"emergingskills"category
uponthefinalevaluation.Ifthisisthecasethehosteducatorandcollegeevaluatorwilldecideifthelearningexpectations
notbeingmet,warrantarepeatoftheplacementinordertoachievesuccess.
Uppersemesterreturningstudents(2ndattempt)mustnothave"emergingskills"uponthemidtermevaluationorwill
beremovedfromplacement.
Studentswillberequiredtotraveltotheirplacements.Itistheresponsibilityofeachstudenttomakehisorherowntravel
arrangementsandcoveranyadditionalcosts.

ExemptionContact
CherylHerder
ProgramCoordinator,
cheryl.herder@flemingcollege.ca
7057495520ext1871

PriorLearningandAssessmentandRecognition(PLAR)
PLARusestoolstohelplearnersreflecton,identify,articulate,anddemonstratepastlearningwhichhasbeenacquired
throughstudy,workandotherlifeexperiencesandwhichisnotrecognizedthroughformaltransferofcreditmechanisms.
PLARoptionsincludeauthenticassessmentactivitiesdesignedbyfacultythatmayincludechallengeexams,portfolio
presentations,interviews,andwrittenassignments.Learnersmayalsobeencouragedandsupportedtodesignan
individualdocumentationpackagethatwouldmeetthelearningrequirementsofthecourse.Anystudentwhowishesto
haveanypriorlearningacquiredthroughlifeandworkexperienceassessed,soastotranslateitintoacollegecredit,may
initiatetheprocessbyapplyingthroughtheRegistrar'soffice.Formoreinformationpleaseclickonthefollowinglink:
http://flemingcollege.ca/admissions/priorlearningassessmentandrecognition

CourseSpecificPoliciesandProcedures
Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttoretainthiscourseoutlineforfuturereference.Courseoutlinesmayberequiredto
supportapplicationsforadvancedstandingandcredittransfertoothereducationalinstitutions,portfoliodevelopment,
PLARandaccreditationwithprofessionalassociations.
LATEPOLICIES
DUEDATES:Allassessments(fieldplacementformsandevaluationsasoutlinedintheFLPL58/59manualaccordingto
dropboxfoldersprovidedonD2L))aredueontheirstatedduedateandtimeunlessthestudenthasmadespecific
arrangementswiththecollegeevaluatorPRIORtotheduedate.Makeuparrangementsformissedassessmentsare
normallynotallowed.However,intheeventofdocumentedillnessorpersonalcircumstances,whichprohibitthestudent
fromcompletingtheassessment,makeupprovisionsmaybeprovided.MakeuparrangementswillONLYbeprovidedif
thestudentcommunicatestheircircumstancestothefacultymemberINADVANCEofthescheduledcompletiontimeor
withvaliddocumentationinthecaseofanemergency.Consistentlatenesswhileonplacementisunacceptableandwill
bedealtwithonanindividualbasis.
FieldWorkCompletion:Ongoingevaluationcanbeexpectedinregardsthestudentscontinuedattentiontofeildwork
tasksandexpectations.Ifastudentisnotcompletingtheirfieldtasksasrequired,thehostsitemaychoosetoterminate
theplacementasaresultofthestudent'sbehaviour.Similarily,theCoordinator,inconjuctionwiththeCollegeEvaluator
andHostEducator,mayterminatetheplacementifitisdeemedthatthestudentisnotfulfillingthestatedexpectations
causingconcernfortheHostSiteandHostEducator.
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